Fatigue management among aviation maintenance workers is critical to ensure that repairs and maintenance are performed in a safe and reliable manner. Long hours, night work and traveling across multiple time zones are common in maintenance operations. These fatigue stressors contribute to deficits in alertness, cognitive function, and judgement.

This presentation will present standard operating procedures to mitigate fatigue in aviation maintenance. Such procedures include evaluating projected fatigue based on past and upcoming duty schedules and selecting appropriate countermeasures when fatigue limits are exceeded. Examples include limiting work hours at night, creating protected recovery periods after fatiguing shifts, assigning prophylactic napping, and strategic caffeine use.

Event Details:
November 15, 2016
15:40 – 16:10
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
http://flightsafety.org/meeting/iass-2016